La Fourchette Restaurant @ Saigon

Saigon, the city that was influenced by French during their colonial occupation in Vietnam.

La Fourchetta was the place to be really, a traditional French style table settings enhanced by artworks from the mother country. There is also a old French bar with great selection (of unfamiliar looking) of French labeled liquor and wine.

France being the top wine production country, it's a shame that I haven't really tasted a great glass of French Red. Merlot is the most commonly grown grape variety in France, so, I took a shot. And also a glass of rosé which is originated in Bordeaux, France.

Some Carbo to start with,

La Fourchetta specialises in simple, traditional French fare and most importantly in a pretty 'hearty' portions. Our Entrees..

?Soupe De Poireaux & P De Terre?
Leeks and Potato Soup

Garlic Sausage in a Pastry with Dutch Sauce

Next, Plats Du Jour...

I could still drool over this dish whenever I stare at it for a little longer. The duck fat melts with every tender bite of meat.

Duck Magret cooked with Honey & Lemon

Another excellent serve,

Pork Stew with Red Wine, Onions, Bacon & Mushrooms

The dessert,

Creme Brulee

I thought I could never over-order in a French restaurant, La Fourchetta proves me wrong. I left the restaurant with a baloon-ish tummy and a big smile of satisfaction...

Address: 9 Ngo Duc Ke, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Tel: (84-8) 829 8143

Ho Chi Minh

I was in 'Paris in the Orient' during the Raya Break. It was a food heaven and considering the much lower exchange rate! You can easily become a Vietnamese millionaire with less than Rm200..


Wiki Facts:
Hồ Chí Minh was a Vietname Comminist revolutionary and statesman who was prime minister (1946–1955) and president (1945–1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. His city aka Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam. It was known as Prey Nokor before being annexed by the Vietnamese in the 17th century. The city center is situated on the banks of the Saigon River. The metropolitan area is populated by more than 9 million people.

Notre Dame Catholic Cathedral

Shopping...

HK Dessert Brother 甜品哥哥 @ Kepong

I traveled almost 30 km from KL to this dessert place and it worth every drop of my fuel. They have a you-name-it-you-got-it kind of menu and some pretty 'outstanding' ones as well.

Mix of Almond + Black Sesame

Durian Pancake
(it was too creamy, but I like the durian fillings.. )

Mango Chee Cheong Fun
(Mango 'prawn' and sweet mango sauce)

the 'rojak'

Desser Brother (Tim Bun Kor Kor)
Address: D-G-6, Jalan Metro Perdana, Taman Usahawan, 52100 Kepong Kuala Lumpur. (Opposite Jusco Kepong)
Tel: 03-62510209

Operating Hours: 11am to 12am

Zang Toi West 57th St. Cafe @ Pavillion, KL

Zang Toi was born in Kuala Krai, Kelantan on 11 June 1961 and attended Parsons School of Design [Project Runway]. He dresses Sharon Stone, Ivana Trump, Kelly Preston, Meg Ryan and Fergie of BEP. - Wiki info -

ZangToi cafe is not new, his first outlet is located in Sungai Wang (where I used to dine-in more than a decade ago). His second cafe is located in Parkson of Pavillion KL, black & white and a chantelier for a touch of elegancy.
Set Lunch Rm15.90/ Rm19.90..

Fruit Punch - refreshing

There are a selection of eastern and western delights..

Nasi Lemak @ rm15.90 set

Hainanese Chicken Chop @ rm19.90 st

For dessert,

Warm Banana Chocolate Cake

Lime Cake with Mint flavor ice cream

In general, the dessert is fantastic especially the choc cake. The main is quite ordinary and would prefer a full cup of punch..

West 57th St Cafe

Address: Lot 4.42, Parkson Pavilion, 55100 Jalan Bukit Bintang
Tel: 03-2145 7701

Monte @ Bangsar SC, KL

Monte Bangsar has been around for a pretty long time, popular for its down-to-earth menu in term of its servings and $$. Besides, what make this place so INFAMOUS is the Canny Ong Case back in 2003. She was brutally raped and murdered by an asshole after a farewell dinner in Monte with friends, before returning to the United States.


Monte after a face-lift,

Warm bread with butter cream..

Pumpkin + Carrot Soup

Tomato based Pasta with shrimp

Seafood Combo with Prawn & Fish

Address: Lot F112, Level 1, Bangsar Shopping Centre Phase 2, Jalan Maarof, Bangsar, KL
Tel: +603 2094 1112

Kung Fu Pan Mee @ Sri Sentosa, KL

This place is highly recommended by some of the food bloggers. So, I decided to make a trip there. Each elongated-pieces of dough is hand-kneaded on the spot, it was indeed very smooth..

RM 5-6 (not cheap for a bowl of Flour..)

This is what I meant by elongated ..

Pandan Chicken for RM4.50 PER PIECE !!!

Cendol-ed Ice Kacang

Address: 28, Jln Seri Sentosa 9A/133, Tmn Sri Sentosa, Bt 6 1/2 (off Jln Klang Lama) KL

Map to KungFu Pan Mee

Carat Club @ Pavillion KL

Carat Club, need I say more *Diamond* which they claimed to be "Life's necessary Luxuries". This world famous mineral are displayed in Level 1 while the upper level is where my life's necessary luxuries are.. FOOD

For stater,

Baby Spinach Salad
with Button Mushrooms & Feta cheese

Rocket with grilled pumpkin

Duck Confit

One of their house specialty, grilled salmon served on thyme infused braised oxtail stew, topped with foie gras and balsamic palm sugar glace..

Pan Seared Salmon "Rossini"

Lamb shank accompanied by Risottto, peas & tomato..

Confit of Herbacious Lamb Shank

The more-ordinary Mains are the

Seafood Pasta

Grilled Chicken

View from C Club: overlooking Bukit Bintang Traffic

while enjoying my glass of 'life's necessary'..

Happy Hour 50% off

Address: Lot 5.11 & 6.11, Level 5 & 6, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur.
Tel.: 603-2141 8260

Wonder Milk CupCake @ PJ Uptown

+wondermilk is a cupcake specialty brand which I randomly found out about when I was surfing the net. The cupcakes are creatively moulded and most importantly yummy (unlike some "see-no-eat" cupcakes).

Other than the cakes,

Hotdog

Baked Potato

At the WM cafe, you'll also find candies/ junk which we used to not-be-able-to-live-without..

But what I like about this cafe is the relaxing ambiance and the drinks. Their caffeine doses are from Italy, Bristot Tiziano at Rm5 Long Black and Rm7 Latte.

Passion Fruit Surprise (Seasonal-MUST TRY!) & Latte

And the following Set Lunch Menu are for the lucky folks who work nearby..

Address: 39 & 41 Jalan SS 21/1A, Damansara Utama, PJ
Tel: 03-7725 8930

Operating Hours: 9am-10pm daily
Or check out their WWW or Blog..